Messy Giuseppe

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Preheat the broiler to high.

   Step 2

   To make the meat sauce, heat a deep skillet or a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the EVOO, red pepper flakes, and ground beef, and break up the meat. Add the green pepper, onions, three fourths of the garlic, the nutmeg, and a little salt and pepper to the beef and cook together, using the back of a wooden spoon to break the meat into tiny bits as it browns. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes more. Add the wine and cook for 1 minute, then add the beef stock and tomatoes. Bring the mixture up to a bubble, reduce the heat to medium low, and gently simmer for 10 minutes. Finish it by stirring in the chopped parsley.

   Step 3

   While the meat is simmering, combine the remaining garlic with the soft butter, chopped basil, and a little salt and pepper. Split the rolls in half lengthwise without separating the halves. Press open the rolls, flattening them out a little bit. Slather the insides with the garlic butter and toast until golden brown under the broiler.

   Step 4

   Top one side of the garlicky, toasted rolls with a heap of meat, sprinkle each pile of meat sauce with some grated cheese, and top that with 2 slices of the mozzarella. Transfer them to the broiler to melt the cheese. Remove them from the broiler and prepare to get sloppy with Messy Giuseppe!